District Administrator, Diane Tremblay

I want to thank all of you for welcoming me to the Barron Area School District Team.
It is an honor to be able to serve all of you. I am truly passionate about
educating our students and teaming up with all stakeholders to fullfill our
"Mission and Vision".

THE MISSION OF THE BARRON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT IS TO ENSURE
ALL STUDENTS REACH THEIR DREAMS WHILE MAKING A
POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE WORLD

"We are all in this awesome kid business together
and we need to remember to keep our student's
best interest in mind every time we make decisions".

The Tremblay Family

Diane Tremblay, the new administrator for the Barron Area School District, was a Grade 4 student when her parents, Paul and Susan Baron (only one “r”) moved to northwestern Wisconsin from northern Illinois more than three decades ago, and bought the Twin Bay Resort, on the Chippewa Flowage.

After growing up in Sawyer County, Tremblay had plans to go into veterinary school, until her future husband, Charles, decided to move back to Hayward “because he needed to take over the family business and get it going,” she said in a June 1, 2017, phone interview. “To make a long story short, we decided to get married and raise a family (in the Hayward area),” Tremblay added.

Instead of pursuing a career as a veterinarian, Tremblay decided to go into education.“I got my teaching license, I worked in the classroom and, about six years ago, began to move into an administrative role,” she said.

After spending more than two decades working in education at Hayward, Tremblay said she was attracted to the job in Barron “because the district has been so welcoming … (and) … everyone there has student achievement and success in mind.“I can see and hear (that attitude) in every conversation I’ve had,” she added. “I want to be part of that.”

In addition to her work in education, Tremblay is also involved in a couple family businesses, including her husband’s beef cattle operation, known as TS Farming, and a retail store, Tremblay’s Sweet Shop, which has locations in both Hayward and Stillwater, Minn.

The Tremblay’s have four daughters, the oldest of whom is 22-year-old Chelsea, who just graduated from college with a degree in finance. “She will be Charles’ right hand person with financial matters,” Tremblay said.

The other three children include:

• Alyssabeth, 20, who is majoring in biomedical engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, and plays women’s varsity hockey in the Eastern College Athletic Conference;
• Lauren, 18, a recent Hayward High School grad who plans to attend Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minn. – where she, too, will play hockey; and
• Gabrielle, 16, who was recently recruited to a golf academy and is doing college level course work at Faribault, Minn.- St. Mary's Golf Academy.

In her previous position at Hayward, Tremblay served as director. She worked for the Hayward School District for more than two decades, first as a science teacher and, later, in administration.

She holds a bachelor's degree in bio-medical sciences and psychology from St. Cloud State University, Minnesota, a master's degree from Cardinal Stritch University, Milwaukee, and has a superintendent's certification from St. Mary's University, Minneapolis, Minn.